Northrop Grumman lands $433.5 million contract

Northrop's RQ-4 Global Hawk, which can reach altitudes of at least 65,000 feet, is widely used for surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. The drone was largely designed in Rancho Bernardo.
Northrop Grumman

Northrop's RQ-4 Global Hawk, which can reach altitudes of at least 65,000 feet, is widely used for surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. The drone was largely designed in Rancho Bernardo.

Northrop Grumman’s San Diego division has won an estimated $433.5 million government contract to provide contractor logistics support for RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles.

Northrop Grumman will supply ground crew operation support to the Air Force for the entire fleet of the UAVs, commonly referred to in the media as drones. The money will fund fielded air vehicles, engines, payloads, ground segment and support segments.

There have been 37 RQ-4 Global Hawks delivered to the Air Force so far, with another scheduled this year.

The work will be performed in San Diego and is scheduled to be finished by Sept. 30, 2014.